The Buchi Family's adventures on a sailboat

Author: Shelley

We had originally planned on leaving the marina on the same day that Steve’s family flew home, but we were exhausted from all of our previous adventures and still hadn’t had a chance to do our usual marina chores - like washing the decks and filling the water tanks. So, we booked in for an … Continue reading Week 30 – Mexico – Listless in La Cruz

Steve and I took my Mom to the airport along with her luggage and the liferaft we borrowed from our friend, Ben (Ben joined us on Week 13 for our sail from Port Alberni to San Francisco). He just bought a new-to-him boat and is planning on doing the Pacific Cup race this summer (Victoria … Continue reading Week 29 – Mexico – Puerto Vallarta Adventures

This is my Mom's last week blogging about her trip with us. Hope you enjoy! The Big Day - Shelley’s birthday Paige and Spencer were very excited. They couldn’t even wait for breakfast to be over to give Shelley the birthday cards they had lovingly made. Steve made his spectacular breakfast which started everyone’s day … Continue reading Week 28 – Mexico – La Cruz to Paradise Village

Again, my Mom is blogging for the few weeks she is visiting us on Moment. Enjoy this week's installment! Passage to Chacala Shelley woke up today and displayed her bug bites. We estimated she had over two hundred! She is very sensitive to bites so she took some antihistamine and conked out, barely making it … Continue reading Week 27 – Mexico – Chacala to La Cruz

My Mom, Ellen, is with us on board for a few weeks and has been taking over my blogging responsibilities. Here is her story: In port and heading on our journey to Isla Isabela The last day in port is a work day, after we finished watching Harry Potter! Fill the water, fuel up, make … Continue reading Week 26 – Mexico – Isla Isabela and San Blas

Belcher’s Point, Mag Bay We were tired of being on the boat, after our sleepless sail to Bahia Santa Maria. We hoped to find some calmer anchorages inside Magdalena (“Mag”) Bay so we could go ashore and exercise our legs, although I wasn’t holding my breath. Mag Bay is as big as San Francisco Bay, … Continue reading Week 24 – Mexico – Mag Bay to Cabo San Lucas

Bahia Tortugas (Turtle Bay) After enjoying the beautiful San Benito Islands for a few days, we planned to leave at first light to travel the remaining 58 nm to Turtle Bay. We left the anchorage around 5:45 am (so much for sleeping in when you are travelling on a sailboat!). I hadn’t slept well the … Continue reading Week 23 – Mexico – Turtle Bay to Mag Bay